Hygiene with wet wipes in bedridden patients to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection in cardiac surgery

We assessed hygiene with wet wipes in bedridden patients with urinary catheters for catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) prevention. CAUTIs occurred in 16.5% of the control group compared to 5.9% of the intervention group (P =.035). Hygiene with wet wipes can substitute for convention...

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Autores: Castellà, Laia|||0000-0003-2528-5359, Casas, Irma|||0000-0002-5902-5777, Giménez, Montse, Sopena, Nieves|||0000-0001-6382-9500, Reina Sarrió, Dina|||0000-0002-6983-202X, García Quesada, María José|||0000-0002-0206-7597
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:324697
Acesso em linha:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/324697
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1017/ice.2023.178
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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Resumo:We assessed hygiene with wet wipes in bedridden patients with urinary catheters for catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) prevention. CAUTIs occurred in 16.5% of the control group compared to 5.9% of the intervention group (P =.035). Hygiene with wet wipes can substitute for conventional hygiene for preventing CAUTI.

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